Karnataka

Dhaka, Sep 3: Bangladesh hanged a wealthy tycoon and top financial backer of its largest religious party late Saturday for war crimes, dealing a massive blow to the group's ambitions in the Muslim-majority nation. Mir Quasem Ali, a key leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was executed after being convicted by a controversial war crimes tribunal for offences committed during the 1971 independence

Bhatkal, Sep 3: A local leader of Sri Ram Sena, accused of indulging in anti-social activities, has been exiled from the coastal district of Uttara Kannada for three months. Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner SS Nukul on Saturday passed the order prohibiting Jayant Naika, son of Govinda Naika, a resident of Mavalli in Murudeshwar from staying in the district for next three months. In fact the

Bhopal, Sep 3: Cow vigilantes today torched a truck carrying chicken feed, and beat up the owner of the vehicle suspecting that it was carrying beef, at Zhora village, 40 km from here. Following the incident, Bablu Thakur (22) and Gaurav Thakur (24) were arrested, local police inspector H C Ladiya told PTI. "We have lodged case against 15 persons. Two were arrested and the rest are being

Mangaluru, Sep 3: An under-trial inmate suffered grievous injuries in a clash that broke out between two groups of prisoners inside the district prison in Mangaluru on Saturday. The injured Naushad Bengre was admitted to the government Wenlcok Hospital in the city for treatment after the incident. He is an accused in a robbery case. According to sources, a murderous assault was launched by

Mangaluru, Sep 3: City based St Aloysius College (Autonomous) on Saturday organised a programme to commemorate the canonization of blessed Mother Theresa of Kolkata on its premises. Sr Bernadetta, superior of the Mother Theresa home was the chief guest, accompanied by Sr Mikaela and Sr Agise of the same house. Rev Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ, Rector graced the occasion accompanied by Rev Fr Swebert D

Mangaluru, Sep 3: A college student in Mangaluru has claimed to have found a live worm inside a Pepsi float served to her in an ice cream parlour in the city. On the evening of August 27, two journalism students from Nitte Institute of Communication decided to stop by for a drink after their freshers party at Icy Creams, an ice cream parlour in the city around 9:15 p.m. They placed an order for

New Delhi, Sep 3: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today issued its second attachment order for assets worth Rs 6,630 crore against beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya as it seized his farmhouse, flats and FDs in connection with its money laundering case against him and his associates. The agency had recently expanded the probe in this regard as it took over investigation into the alleged loan

Mangaluru, Sep 3: Terming the anti-Hijab agitation launched by a group of students belonging to Hindutva groups at Dr K Shivarama Karantha Government First Grade College in Bellare in Sullia taluk as “undemocratic”, Popular Front of India (PFI) and Campus Front of India (CFI) have urged authorities concerned to maintain the status quo in allowing Muslim girls to wear scarf (hijab). A section of

Udupi, Sep 3: Activists and local organizations in Udupi have expressed concern over the State government's green signal to privatize a government hospital at Ajjarkad in Udupi by handing over its land to BRS Ventures Pvt Ltd, owned by Abu Dhabi-based Indian business tycoon B?R?Shetty. The State cabinet had recently given its in principal approval to hand over the land of maternity and pediatric

Varanasi, Sep 3: At least eight petrol bombs, dozens of iron rods, sticks, bricks, empty alcohol bottles and cigarette packets were recovered on Friday from different hostels of Banaras Hindu University following a search conducted after Wednesday night's violence at the campus, police said. Police along with the BHU administration conducted searches at Acharya Narendra Dev, Birla and other